AuthorTopic: Would you call to ask about a fee waiver? (Read 1074 times)

After I've seen people on this board with numbers comparable to mine who got feel waivers to certain schools I want to apply to and I have gotten jack, I'm wondering if it might be fruitful to call the schools and inquire as to whther there is a chance I might get one. Does anybody think that's a good idea? Has anybody done it?

I called USC to ask why I hadn't gotten a fee waiver, and they said they hadn't sent them all out yet. I got one the next week. I didn't have to give my name or anything. If your numbers are reasonably within the range that they've sent waivers to, I don't think it could hurt your admissions chances to call and talk to someone. Honestly, the admissions people I've talked to seem nice and understanding. At least this early in the season...

vagrant

I called one school that sent out waivers to people with numbers below mine. They seem to have put an upper cap on their fee waiver numbers (yield protection?). Since I politely showed a reasonable level of interest in their school, they quickly emailed me a waiver.

I called Harvard, too. I told them my numbers and they fed-exed me airline tickets.